School of Education, 1957-2003 | University of Michigan-Dearborn Archives

The Dean’s correspondence is restricted for twenty years from creation, except with permission of the Dean; other material is available for research, except as noted.

University records are public records and once fully processed are generally open to research use. Records that contain personally identifiable information will be closed to protect individual privacy. The closure of university records is subject to compliance with applicable laws.

The following are terms of closures for specific genres of records found in this record group:

* Associate dean’s records are restricted for twenty years from date of creation, and may be used only with the permission of the associate dean’s office.

* personnel-related files including search, review, promotion, and tenure files are closed for thirty years from date of creation,

* student educational records are closed for seventy-five years from date of creation.

Rights: Copyright is held by the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan.

Acquisition Note:
The record group was transferred to the archives in December 1997; additions 2003; 2005.

The School of Education record group is divided into several series: DEAN’S CORRESPONDENCE, DEAN’S TOPICAL FILES, COMMUNITY OUTREACH, PUBLICATIONS, OTHER CAMPUSES, FACULTY DEVELOPMENT.

The DEAN’S CORRESPONDENCE (BOXES 1-16) includes internal and external communications, letters, memoranda, etc.; material is restricted for twenty years from date of creation, except with permission of the dean.

The DEAN’S TOPICAL FILES series (BOXES 17-37) includes: MINUTES and agendas, as well as other material, from faculty meetings, and from executive committee meetings from 1964-2003 (BOXES 17-27); boxes 28-33 contain REPORTS such as planning documents for both campus and division, department, or school plans, annual reports from school and campus (Box 28 includes a history of Div. of Education (1979); program reviews, especially Master of Public Administration (box 32 restricted). Boxes 34-37 contain 2 copies of the 33-part accreditation report from the Michigan Dept. of Education from 1995.

The PUBLICATIONS series (BOX 38) contains brochures describing the School of Education from 1960 through 1981 and a newsletter entitled The Communicator dated 1979, as well as two issues of the UM-D alumni publication Legacy for 2000.

The COMMUNITY OUTREACH series (BOX 39) contains material on Dean’s work with the Detroit Compact from 1991-1996, and partnership plans with the Woodward School and the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village.

The OTHER CAMPUSES series (BOXES 40-41) contains material on the University of Michigan-Flint Dept. of Education (BOX 40), and material on the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, School of Education (BOX 41).

The FACULTY DEVELOPMENT series (BOXES 42-45) contains material on the Faculty Development Series “College Teaching,” developed by the Michigan Colleges Consortium for Faculty Development, of which UM-D was a part, 1986-1990.

Addendum 2005, TOPICAL FILES from Dean Poster, includes material on Michigan state certification, Michigan Council of Deans, and other State and National material (Boxes 46-50)